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- - --- Wednesday Morning, Sept. 12, Thc Relief of Dvbturs. ( hue correspondent, -who writes on this subject so earnestly t?-diryVgo?Tl"J further than we think there is ne? cessity for. The measures proposed in the Legislature, so (ar as we have seen, du not deserve th? censuro ho lavishes upon them. We cannot per ceivo in wbjj-t way they could possi? bly "damn tho credit of Ute State .forever," nor bow they would in? volve the lobs of th? aignatwfe h? ha? selected. - ' "- ' Wo are far from desiring the pass? age of a "stay law," by indirection or otherwise, and any measures of relief to the debtor will doubtless be so framed ns to avoid fraud. Our friend, for whom we have tho highest re? spect, writes strongly but nervously; hut it must be remembered that the present Legislature has to solve a most difficult problem-to grant re? lief ns far os possible, without injus? tice to tho rights of ?ny. AU credi? tors may nol "be rich or greedy," but many are; all debtors may not be "poor or honest," but the majority in this State, wo arc fair to believe, ure. Therefore, whatever legislation ran bo adopted for their relief, not detrimental to the right? of others, wo are in favor of. The flood-gates of oppression, at this particular juncture, should not tm opened io overwhelm an impoverished and struggling people/ Thia is what we have to say on the subject, and wo lavo to reiterate what we have so frcquently?said be? fore, that no legislation impairing the obligation of contracts, is worth a straw, in accomphshiag its intended object; while, for the life of us, we cannot see how an honest insolvent debtor's act, the extension of thc ex? emption law. or the restraints to be placed upon au indi so ri mi nato op? pressive system of forcing into execu? tion legal processes on poor bat ho? nest debtors, can, in any way, effect "the credit of the State," or involve the loss of "honor." With this brief arni hurriedly-writ? ten dissent from our correspondent's article, we give it the "immediate in? sertion" ho requests. In the mean? time, we would invito tho attention of all to tho remarks of Judge Reese, of Georgia, published in another co? lumn. Stat? Itema. FlOKSKS.-The Courier hos the fol? lowing items: We learn that Gea. Hampton will address the meeting which is to be held at Walhalla, on Saturday, the .> 'd^ii?t.. for tho| purpose of forming a "Soldiers' Association. " ^PrTf^?t?* casion demands a full attendance, not only of soldiers, but citizens. The attendance on last sale-day was large, and reminded us forcibly of days gone by, if wc except the cheer? ful faces and abuudauco of money which characterized that happy period. A largo quantity of land was sold. The Lay place, containing 1,350 acres, was purchased by Mr. Ii. G. Smith, of Newberry, at S-7,250. "Oconee Station" was knocked oil to Mr. J. A. Doyle, at $2,000. Thc poor land realized poor prices The farming interest is improving under tho copious showers, which almost daily drench the earth. An interesting revival mcctiug has just closed at Return (Baptist) church. Forty-three persons were baptized. CITESTEUFIELD.-The Chcraw A<J rerliser says: We have been visited with floods of rain for tho past week, too late, however, to benefit tho corn crop, the most discouraginging accounts of which, still reach us. Cotton, from appearance, will not bo as bad u failure aa tho coru, if we have a favorable season from now ont; but under the most favorable circum ntances, wo feel satisfied the suround ing country will not produce oue third of lue usual crop before the war. But for the great grain crop of tho West and North-west, and tho Jorge emigrations to more favored sections, wo should look to another year with fear trembling. A NUT FOR THE RADS.-Tho Dar? lington Southerner says that thero is a movement on hand among the freedmen of that place, to get up a petition to the President, for the with? drawal of the military, the abolition of Provost Courts, and putting a stop to the interference of tho Bureau with tho affairs of the blacks. Tm: KENTUCXY ELECTIONS.-The total vote polled nt tho election held last month in Kentucky, was 156,533 -inore votes than wero ever beforo polled in that State. The nearest approach to it was at the Presidential election iu 1860, when th? aggregate vote was 1*5.067. Tho closing scones af thin motley . crowd is thu? described V the cor- ; respondent/of thfe Jf^fio?^il fmyff %\ ^"HBO coijflu?iou pf tj|e report J? inj tho?fclloidng worm:, yt.- * - ""We affirm that the loyab'sts of the South look to Congress with affeotiou ato gratitude and confidence aa tho only means to save us from persecu? tion, exile and death itself. And we also declare that thee can be no se? curity for us or our children-there can bo no safety for the country against tho fell spirit of slavery, mow organized in the form of serfdom unless tho Government, hy national and appropriate legislation, enforced by national authority, shall confer on every citizen in the States^ we repre? sent the American birth-right of im? partial suffrage and equality before the law. This is the one aii-saaick-nt remedy. This is our great need and pressing necessity. This is the only policy which w?l destroy sectionalism, by bringing into effective .power a preponderating force on the side of loyalty. It will lead to an enduring pacification, because based on the eternal principles of justice. Ik is a policy which will finally regenerate the South itself, because it w?l introduce and establish there a Divine principle of moral politics, which, under God's blessing, will, ia elevating humanity, absorb and purify the unchristian hate and selfish passions of men. It will bless those who give os well as those who receive. It will be UH crowning act of glory to our free re public, and when done, will be re ceived, as was tho Act of emancipa tion, with joy aud praise throughou the world, os the final realization o thc promises of the Declaration o American Independence. " Here commenced a perfect atora of confusion. Speed and the Rend ing Clerk, Clayton, had slunk away leaving Mr. Botts to face the store and shoulder the responsibility o presiding over tho Convention durin? the adoption of the negro suffrag plank of it? platform ! The Norther delegates had deserted their bantling Fred. Douglass alone remained. Th bc rder State men. after cheating thei Southern associates, had also deserte them, and shrunk away from an shore of the responsibiUty of tho fui ther proceedings; but the organizi tion remained intact iu the possessio of the Southern delegates. It wi still the same Convention that tl j Congressional directory had planuei ! that thc Union League of Philade I phia, and Geary and Forney, ho endorsed; that the Northern del gates had aided and abetted, approve and participated in, and that tl cowardly border State men had fir controlled, then shamelessly abando ed. All and each of these stand b fore the country committed with o doubt or dispute to the final action the Convention. As soon os Botts discovered th the negro-suffrage plank would ti questionably be adopted, he too gr? weak in the knees and prepared desert, in the mlrtst of tho deba on tho adoption of the report, wh still occupying tho chair, he crav thc attention of the Convention foi fo-w minutes, pleading as an ever, I the necessity for his leaving thcygj in STfttTgR- SaggbfeSf^at '. had allowed himself to be unsaspe< iugly placed in a false positiou Speed's running away, after havi cast upon his (Hotts'j shoulders t responsibility of presiding over t Convention at this most critical j riod. Ho announced his unwiilir. ness to vote for the negro-suflra platform, saying that he did not 1 liuve it would command thirty YO in Virginia. Here he was interru] ed by a dozen Virginia delegafc at the same moment, denying his t thority to spca li for that State. Bo qualified his remark by drawing distinction between old residents I Virginia and new-comers there, j asked leave to read an immense I long list of resolutions, and ask ! that they bo made a part of tho p j ceedings of the Convention, as i own individual platform. Tho scene at this time defies i I scription. Tho confusion was fe ful. Mr. Botts could not read resolutions himself, and no one e could be prevailed upon to do so. Mr. Botts was endeavoring to p j a double part in tho farce, performi the duties of the chair at thc sa ; time that he claimed the privilej ? of a member on the floor. Cries w j heard from all parts of tho CODY tion, of "Call some one to the chi or take it yourself"-"For Gc sake, let us have a chairman." numerable points of order were rais that the presiding officer hod no ri| to originate a motion while occupy the chair; but Botts was determn to save himself. Ho persisted iu re ing through his individual platfoi amidst a deafening cry from nil si of "Question," "question," Di glod with hisses, threats and hoi ejaculations moro forcible than gant. At last, Sherwood, of Texas, though not a Vice-President, assur the Chair, and submitted Bott*'.j position, which was hooted dc amidst calls for the previous quest on tho adoption of the negro suffi j platform reported by the commit j Tho previous question was put, ; j sustained almost irrianimously, am j a scene of confusion unparalleled I any publio meeting. Ono of the V I Presidents, Judge Pease, of Te: took the Chair, and Botts, incez ! at tb? usage he had received, roc rated hii defiance doolar?igahat told pris* r.Taod tues _ to the fl attempojgwere made to fl sion o?the question, finally l?en by ayes the States of Texas, crinia, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina being called. Tho platform was adopted by a vote of ?yes sixty-six, noes 8. The result was hailed with tremendous shoats of applause, the delegates standing upon the benches, swinging their hats and shouting th Wflriypiii fcolfrge ? - - ?? - j Subsequently, delegates from Mis Bouri and Tennessee, -which States I.had not been called, came forward I and pledged their concurrence with this platform. Among these were Senator Fowler, of Tennessee, who, ? in an excited manner, announced that he does not now, and has not for { twenty years, recognised nny distinc-1 tion of age, sex or color in reference to political rights and privileges. After the transaction of some routine business in closing np the affairs of the Convention, and a half a dozen rotes of thanks-among others to Anna Dickinson, Fred. Douglass and Theo. Tilton-and the appointment of a committee to lay this additional platform before Congress, thc Con? vention adjourned, amidst tho wild est confusion. Thus has ended the greatest farce I j that ever wns attempted by any poli- j j tical party or faction. \ Civil tilgba CsvacF. j We take the following from the ! i Louisville Courier, of Thursday: j On Thursday Inst, three men-Ben- j ; jamin Morgan, E. Breeden and A I Graves-wero arrested by tho milita i ry authorities, under Gen. Grant's i order, in Scott County, charged with ! having attacked and robbed some ! ! negroes in that County, at a point on j j the road about seven miles from ! j Georgetown. After having been in \ i the hands of the military authorities ' I since Thursday, they were presented j j before tho United States Commission-1 I er yesterday afternoon for trial. Col. ! j G. G. Wharton, Assistant United; ' States Attorney, prosecute-! on tho t i pnrt of tho United States, and Jndgo ! j Alvin Dnvall conducted the defence, | j having kindly volunteered his ser- ? I vices to the poor men, who were un- ? j aide to employ an attorney. The case j I wa? beard, the evidence of five ne- | groes being received for the prosecu? tion. Tho defendants had no witnesses | except to prove character, and, there-1 ! fore, the negroes had matters pretty much their own way. The defend-1 ants were held in $1,200 bond each, | j to answer nt the October tertn ' ' t1?" ? : Court, and were held in -uu : to keep the peace aud bo of >d , behavior for one year. Graves .a ; naged to give the required bond, but ; the others-Horgan and Breeden ! were committed to jail in default of . them. This ls n lively commentary upon j Jacobin legislation and the civil rights j of white men. A parcel of<rL >6f55fi ; negroes h^ in^ju^^^^^ ihc 1 I ^ole^nuj?y->7rvalue of au oath, in eon ? tfSvention of a position that law ex ' eluding negro testimony, permitted i to swear away the liberty of white mei), perhaps without the slightest , cause. The civil rights bill sanctions this outrage upon white men's rights, ' and open's the doors for the exercise of ; negro malice. Under it these men i have been dragged from their homes ! by military force and presented to a i ? United States Court, instead of ono of our own State Courts, for trial. ' ? Two of them, unable to give bail, aro j thrown into prison; aud idl this is j ! done to carry out tho Jacobin pro ; gramme which seeks to establish ne i gro equality in the land. If the vic ? tims had been advocates of the Jaco ; bin policy which has imposed these ; iniquities upon the country, we j feel no s3-inpathy, for they would I j have deserved their fate; but decent . ? men are not exempt from these out - ! ; rages, and will bo subject to them ; , until the law is swept from the statute book. Sr-EiiD AGAIN.-The Louisville Cou? rier thus speaks of its fellow-citizen: We aro informed that Hon. .lames ; Speed, who now talks so flippantly about "the tyrant ut the White I House," when on a visit to his home in this city only about a year ago- j perhaps not quite so long-could not | J find language strong enough to ex- I press his admiration of Andrea-John- i son. His firmness, his eminent abili- | ties, his profound statesmanship and ? his social qualities, were ali the sub? jects of Mr. Speed's panegyrics on all occasions, both in and ont of season. Now, Andrew Johnson is "tho tyrant j of the White House." Mr. Speed' held an office then upon Andrew Johnson's breath. Ho is now out of offico, and hence the change of tone. Mr. Speed properly estimated the President, and when the President properly estimated Mr. Speed, up went the conceited Louisvillian's cau? dal extremity. Wo can appreciate James' lacerated feelings. The pre? sidency of a Fred. Douglass conven? tion is a poor swap for tho Attorney Generalship of the United States. At the end of July there were 18,585 wounded soldiers in the Prus? sian hospitals, of whom 5,795 wore i Prussians. The remaining 13,000 1 wwrs victims of tbs assdls gua. To the M?toO?rn of the UgW-ttirf, M'jutt, "t? m lost all, aavc honor." If tMgfart*tt?4 is it not of thc last importance Q?i to loao our honor too? Xs it aot unworthy of the people of South Carolina-ia it not dishonorable-4p ac compliisb, hy indiscretion, wliat cannot be 4a4?BMflaflS*x:y*k*may bo justifiable to copy radical tactic? in fighting them; but we moat be sadly demoralized to employ noch tact!"* In tho adjustment of our own af? faira. Nearly all the m ea? urea proposed to your body have thia taint of indiscretion. lt ia well-known that Ute length of the im p arlan cc, and the want of frequency of our courts, have long been a subject pf com? plaint; ?nd the exam plo of other States hare been hold np for imitation. Yet it is proposed to make the sittings of our courts more infrequent, and tho i in parlances longer. It is well-known that ni ukin g tho defendant psy tho coste of snit, is the clearest act of justice known to the human conscience; and that making the plaintiff pay the costs would practically shut tho courts to tho poor creditor. Yet, it is pro? posed to inaugurate the unheard-of ?cheme of making one party pay for tho default of another. It ia well known that our exemption Art of 1851 was r pealed becauao tho poor of thc State demanded ita repeal-because it deprived them of credit. Yet it is propos?e, in the face of this, to paas a like exemption law. It ia well known that, without our bail process, and the ca. .sa., that few, besides land owners, could be ?uadc liable for their debts; that these remedies cause imprison? ment fur debt only in the caao of dishonest debtors, and that' without these processes tio contract can be enforced in onr courts against tho mass of tho new class to bo admitted in onr courts, i. e. freedmen. Yet it is proponed to abolish these indis? pensable remedies, to enforce contracts against vagrants, non-resident and non real estate owning defendants. Again, tho monstrous proposition is an? nounced, that all powers forbidden to the States are reserved to thc General Govern? ment. Also, that Section 2, Article XIII, of the Constitution lately ratified, author? izes Congress to legislate upon contracta in which slaves form the consideration. Il so, then Congress cnn pass er poft facto laws, and one* appropriate to tho above. Section 'I would be to cause each white man. who liad lashed a slave since tho 20th ol December, 13G0, to be lashed, upon convic? tion, to the ?ame estent by said slave or IUH heirs. Now what is thc meaning of all thia ex? traordinary legislation, as proposed? Why, simply to make a stay law, bv indirection, whicl? cannot bc ?lone legally and, hence, honestly. Tor the honor of yourselves, for thc honor of your State, for the honor of youl heroic dead, pause before yon adopt suci measures. Ho your ilatv and leave th? consequences to God. Look not at tia present, but r.t all time. Ustcn to an oh man's secret, viz: all debtors are not pool or honest, nor are all creditors rich oi greedy, lt is a slander upon tl?; State t< say that creditors will sell their debtori out of house and home-unless, perhaps they be goaded to such action by the con tinned attempts to defeat their rights The credit of the Stat.-? has already beet shocked bv the late .stayriajv and thc agi tation of kindred measures. If th schemes before yon are carried out, let ni tell you what voa all yourselves do know: 1. The credit nf tho .state is irrevocabl damned for a generation. 'I. The United Staten Court, with its ba: process and e/j. s>a., still moves. 3. Thc Freedmen's Bureau will not HUI render the civil rights of its wards t com ts with closed door.-, and which r? epiire an admittance fee to bc pro-paid b the applicantlfor justice. 4. iou will tc:u-litln^nn?j?^iJ?BaJpai ! ?tatea Con^rea^ metiM)dof doRling wit J^^aJTetne Court, and with former slav owners, never dreamed of in their philo?? phv. ri. All is lost, even HONOK. Our Pine Hills. 1). H. Jacques, of New York, tin discourses of the Pine Hills of Geo pia, every word of which might 1 truthfully applied to the Pine Hil of South Carolina: "The climate may not suit evoi one, but to me it seems uusurpasset lt is mild, and less subject to the e: tremes of temperature than at tl North or West. Of its perfe healthfulness there eau be no doub lu summer the temperature is, < course, pretty high, during the da; but on thes< breezy hills it is nevi oppressive, nd the uights are almo invariably cool. The fall and winti here are absolutely delightful-a pe petual "Indian summer," iu whic the air, tempered into mild deliciou noss, seems ever freighted with health-growing balm. "This region abounds in sprinj and running streams of the pure aud softest water, aud is less subje to drought than many other portioi of the country. Tho adaptation the Pine Hill region to fruit cnltu has been demonstrated by expel ment. lt is here that Mr. L. J Berckmans, thc distinguished Bc gian pomologist, after having be? engaged in the propagation of frui and the cultivation of fruit for a lu century-first in Europe aud oftc wards in New Jersey-finally select a location for his future operations. "Nearly all the fruits of the temp rate zone may be successfully cul vated in Middle Georgia. The c he ry, the currant and gooseberry, ai perhaps, partial exceptions. Peaebt strawberries and grapes, attain the a degree of sweetness and exquisit ness of flavor unknown in cold climates. The strawberry commenc to ripen about the first of April, ai may, by proper management, kept in bearing for four or fi months. Sometimes it even ripen? crop in mid-winter. The peach tr comos into full bearing, in this c mate, tho third your from the bu and I even saw trees in the nurse row?, only two years from the bo with peaches on them." The Rev. Mr. F.verhardt, receni in charge of a church at Charlot! N. C., is going into the dairy ba ness. He take* th* milky way Heaven. Legislature of 8?uth Carolina j I* MM. ?( iv"|rl from th? is. Th oiiip so ri Sullivan and Hcrnphiil ?submittod reports' of committcee. Mr. Townes introduced a bill to require the CommitM?ouevH of rub'-ic Buildings *?':r Greenville District to pay over fonde to the Commissioners of tho Poor f'?r Groou ville District. Mr. Thompson introduced a bill to amend an Act entitled "Au Act to establish Dis? trict Courts;" and a bill to make parties plaintiffs and defendants in all oases com? petent to give testimony in such caaes m Ufce manner as other witnesses. Tho President laid before the Senate proposals tor tho public printing, handed m through tho Clerk, fro? Julian A. Selby and ?. i tx. DeFontaine, and ?bey were re? ferred to tba Committee on Accounts, Va? cant Offices ?nd Printing. Mr. Tillman offered a resolution, which waa agreed to. and was ordered to be otnt to the House for concurrence, that elke At- ' torney-Generai and Solicitors ot tin* Stats be, and they aro hereby, instructed and required to take imm?diate measure? to cheek any and all violation by the several railroad companies chartered by the Acts of the General Assembly of this State, in the matter of the over-charge of the said companies, or either of them, for freight or passage money, and that the said Attor? ney-General and* Solicitors bo required to instituto the necessary prooeUings by rule, quo wirraido, or otherwise, for the forfcitnxo of any ono or moro of the_char? ter? of said eompauics, who may, in tho fiarticniars indicated, have hitherto vio ated, or are now violating, the provisions of their charter or charters; and that the At? torney-Generals and Solicitors cadi make a specific and separate report to this Gen? eral Assembly, on tho first day of the en? suing regular session, of their setion re? spectively under the rea obi ti om, Adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, i The House met at 12 o'elock. The Senate sent to the House a number of papers, which were properly referred. Mr. Sheridan presented the memorial of sundry citizens of Colleton District, and accompanying documents, in relation to the financial condition of the country and I tho relief of debtors. Mr. Warb-y presented the account of J. ! M. Rn.wu, f<>r printing. Mr. Hauckel presented the account of ? Richard Caldwell, for. five months" salary - as Cemmissary-GeneraL I Messrs. Qoodwvn, Lord, Shaw, Camp I belt, -T. S. Richardson, jr.. Talley. Bonham, I Duryea and Warley submitted report" of I committees. f Mr. Keith introduced a resolution, which ! wa? agreed to, and was ordered to be sent to the Senate for concurrence, tha' uew : election procmet bo establish* d at ' *rry ville," Dickens District, to l catted . . rry ville. Mr. Warloy introduced the following ore amble and resolution, which were made the special order of the day for to-morrow, I at half-past 1 o'clock p. rn!: Whereas, the condition of the country ? demands that the Legi-daturc shall, hy all ! legal means, interpose toprevent thc aacri I rice of property at sheriffs sales; ?if il resoftvti, That a committee, to eon I ?ist ol' live members of the House and [ three of the Senate, bc npiK-iuU-d : . in j quin- and report npon the propriety and I expediency of appointing ihre, assessor" . in each District, whose iluty it shall be to assess a:id determine the real v.duo of any property upon which levy, uad< r execu? tion, has been or may be made, and to re? turn such assessment, under oath, to thc sheriff. And to report further upon the propriety of a law which shall provid* substance: That i''j*^^^"''ij0^?'? ^Ijia'itlrfuTni'i^i^xecuti^^ pay live per eut. on the assessment; if ir bo sold fer let?? than its assessed value, but for more than three-fourths of such value, the plain? tiff shall pay fifteen per cent, upon the as? sessment: if it be sold for more, than one half ami less than three-fourths of its as? sessed value, the plaintiff iu ? xecntion j shall pay thirty per cent, of its assessed ! value; if it be sold for less than one-half of t its assessed value, the plaintiff in execn ; tion shall pay forty per cent, upon the as ? sessiueut. That the t*x thus imposed ! shall be retained by the sheriff, and he ' subject to the order of the Commissioners I of tho Poor of the District in which tho I sale is made. i Messrs. Butler, Hauckel and Barker gavo notice of the introduction of bills. Mr. -T. s. Richardson,* jr., introduced a I resolution, which was agreed to. that it bo I referred to the Committee on Officers and Ofiice:i to inquire and report what legisla ' tion, if auy, is necessary to continue the j Commissioners of thc Poor in office until ! the next general election, and that the ; committee have leave to report by bill or ; otherwise. Mr. John S. Richardson, jr., introduced ] a bill to alt? r the law in regard to liens and '. imparlanees in certain cases, j The following bills were ordered to be I laid on the table: A bill for the estabhsh ? ment of agricultural and mechanical I schools in the various Districts of the i Stat??, and for a toehnical night school for ! apprentices ami youths in business in : Charleston; a bitt to create the office of i Superintendent ?d' Free Schools, and to ; amend tho law in relation to free schools; ' a bill to provide for the election of Oem ' missioners, Masters and Registers in ! Equity by thc people; a bill to alter and i amend Sec. "28 of Art. 1 of the C?>nstitution ' of this State. ; Mr. Keitt introduced a resolution, which I was agreed to, that all the unfinished bu? siness of the last regular session be conti? nued to the next regular session of the I General Assembly. The resolutions (bv Mr. Carlington) in relation to the condition of the pooplo, growing out of their indebtedness as ef? fected by the results of the war, and the necessity of remedial legislation, were con? sidered, and, on motion of Mr. Warley, re? ferred to a special committee, with instruc? tions to report thereon, at this session, by bills or otherwise. Mr. Bonham introduced a bill bi amend the law in relation to the bonds required of public officers. Mr. Campbell presented a communica? tion relative to furniture for the chamber of the Court of Appeals, which was referred to the Committee on l*ublio Buddings. Mr. DeTass introduced a resolution, which was agreed to, that the b?l to pro? vide artificial legs for all citizens of the State who have lost their legs during the recent war, read for the first time in this House, be referred to a special joint com? mittee, consisting of three members of the House and two of the Sonate; and that this resolution l>e sent to the Senate for con? currence. Adjourned. A correspondent of a New York paper, writing from Richmond, says tho opinion prevails that Gov. Pier? pont will bo impeached next winter by the Legislature, or deposed by the Convention which is likely to assem? ble, for his reckless and unjustifiable exercise of the pardoning power. al It< flffifJ|jptjafcai Omet-Let imu i r^j]i#ninti?nn Declaration on or^iiA Kot<*Mortg??T?? *n<i Con Musn; CT TUE Caao-cs.-By direction of Gen. Grow, Po?* GommuuwimmftoimY band of the Ct!? United Statea Infantry .will per? form iu tba University Campa?,'tMs alter - noon, 12th inatant, at 4i o'clock < Maia AniiAxor.sfKTra.-All naaSs are open for delivery at 8 o'clock tn tho morn I m^. South Carolan* tlUilrosd, *??. : j CharJe*Wi.# p.?'ni; (?recnvS??V ?fl al. Tho iirst bale of new cotton this caty thia ?caaon./oan?e tq? day, from tire plantation Hogan, of Kershaw. The quality of th? .cotton rated good miclalmg, ami wa/i -gm chAsc'd"by A. L! Solomon, Ksq.. al 36|c. Mr. T. 31. Pollock will acccpt,~o?.r thank* for a bowl of okra soap, yesterday. A? 11 o'clock, this morning, the lovers o? (bis peculiarly Southern beverage -cmi- be ac? commodated. Call at the "Hear House nearly opposite the ott J alt , . J .aa** THK BCKXIXG or Ck>Ln*usiA. ~-An iult-i eating account ot tiwi "Sack and Deatrm . i tion of the City of Commbia, 8. C.^bae I just been issued, iu pamphlet form, from I the Plaenix jiower press. Order? filled to I any extent. Price 50 nentH. Copien can be j obtained nt thia office aud the bookstores. . . - .f.j j' . ii' fl SfiBfff MEAI.S ASOUBOTED.-?ST esD?ttUlKH-1 ??ih I tiahes a statement, that a 1*Wtfvian plant - the K; vtboxykm Coca.-baa been found, by experiment, to possess the property ? of quelling the sensations of hunger and thirst for several days, lt is to bc hoped that a largo quantity of the article will bo : hrontrht to Columbia ot an early day. CuNPJLICT HK?WKKN Till. MlLITVUY AM/ .Civil. AT'THORITIES.-We barn that a de? mand was made on Chief of Police Green. ! yesterday morning, hy Major Walker, for \ the surrender of a prisoner who had been j placed in hi? charge by the sheriff. HW G. ? refused, when the officer, with -ay ?quad or { soldiers, forced the door, and carri?! nfl ? the prisoner. It i* ?aid that Ub? ^bttt?r ! will be fully inveatigaied. ta \ \i.t V1U.E Li vsTw iv)i? SAXte.-Special art I tent ion is invited to the advertisement ot i the salo of valuable lands, located in and j near the town of Walhalla, Pickens thu I trict. As this place la destined to bc a I town of considerable importance, and t?e I lands are the very beat in the State, an op ' portunity Tor investment is offered which seldom occurs. AB HIV proprietor, Hon. 1 \V. S. Gi-isham, is now in this city, persons ' eau learn all particulars on application to ! .ia. . . .V Dosi.. -Oar friends, tho Mesara. Hope, at the corner of Richardson and Blanding ^streets, have j., ftT" flpTWl?L ^honr of closing on Saturday evening, tb pS ; eommodatethenunierouacustomsrs. Their present store not being lighted with ira?, ! the petty thieving gang we have among us sino- the liberation of thc negro, take ; advantage of the rather defective alamina - tion to ci .TV on their trade. Their great ' atTecti'jn is f jr whiskey, and ou last Satur . j day night ope of the gang tried to heh.? himself lo a drink without leave. Ha turn ; ed th? faucet, lilied his tumbler, and, with I out waiting to turn uti' the flowing liquid, nearly i'm is'ned his cxhilirating ' draught; when he drooped the tambler, . left the faucet open, and made off. He ?rao in a hurry, as well he might bo-there waa about halt an inch of j tanner's oil left in thc bottom of the tumbler. The faucet was afterwards discovered running, to tbs ma? terial injury of tno Messrs. Hope. HR ' are satisfied, however, if the thief ia., %>a M io rr rsc. OF Ho LD? KS.-A meeting of the j survivors of Bonham's, Kershaw's, Con i ner's and Kennedy's old brigade waa hold j last night, at ??ickerson's Hotel, for tne j purpose of forming an association for the relief of the maimed and disabled veterans, ? as well as the widows and orphans of de j ceased s< .Idlers of the brigade. Gen. J. B. . j Kershaw was called to the Chair, and Maj. j C. ll. Holmes acted as Secretary- The j meeting was addressed by Gena. Kershaw ; and Bonham and Capt. W. Z. Leitner. A ? Committee of Soven, including tht .""hair ! man and Secretary, was appointed te ob ? tain the signatures of those members ol ; the brigade who feel disposed te connect themselves with tho association. After the transaction of some other bnaineas, aign ; lng th? roll, etc., tbs meeting adjourned, to meet again on the Wednesday after tin first Monday in December, at 7 p. nr. We \ hope to see these praiseworthy objecta ? folly carried oat; and as there are a large j number of the survivors of the brigade in . this vicinity, t he association can in a- Very short time be placed on a firm basis, amt be of incalculable benefit to the unfortu? nate*. May every ?ucee** attend thmr ?. Hurts. N KW A.i.VKKria?aorni_Attention ia calt ; ed to the following advertisements, which I are published this morning for the flrat ! tune: Regular Convocation Columbia Chat er. W. S. Grisham-Lands for Sale Fragrant Sozodont. . ' The atmosphere of love is a pure, sweet breath. Thia desideratum ls ono of the resulta of using Sozodont, which not onlv invigorates and preserve* tba teeth, bot. renders the mouth aa fragrant as a roe?. ?iltIPXK?vs. -~ POBT OF CHARLESTON. SEPT. lL-< A H RIV KO TBSTKHDAX nder. Lockw ossa Louise, . . Cha?, New Tock.